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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rico Maglayon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Ribiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Maglayon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Ribiero!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maglayon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maglayon enables Ribiero to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maglayon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maglayon keeping moving, preventing Ribiero from controlling successfully.
Ribiero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maglayon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maglayon is working an open guard so Ribiero takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ribiero gets caught napping as Maglayon dives in and scores a takedown. Ribiero manages to retain guard.
Ribiero managing to control the position.
Maglayon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maglayon looking to sit in guard and control but Ribiero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maglayon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ribiero is controlling him.
Ribiero slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ribiero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maglayon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ribiero is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maglayon keeping full guard, as Ribiero tries to pass.
Ribiero gets to his feet. Maglayon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maglayon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ribiero circles away.
Ribiero gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maglayon trying to land knees to the body.
Ribiero is pushing Maglayon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ribiero gets control of Maglayon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ribiero will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ribiero keeping moving, preventing Maglayon from controlling successfully.
Maglayon looking to sit in guard and control but Ribiero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ribiero engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maglayon keeping moving, preventing Ribiero from controlling successfully.
Maglayon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ribiero is controlling him.
Ribiero landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maglayon wants to stand and escape but Ribiero is having none of it.
Ribiero stands up from Maglayon's guard - Ribiero perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ribiero shoots in but Maglayon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ribiero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maglayon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ribiero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maglayon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ribiero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maglayon is working away from the top position though.
Ribiero moves into full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maglayon trying to control but Ribiero is working from the bottom.
Ribiero trying to control the position.
Ribiero controlling Maglayon's posture.
Ribiero wants to sweep here but Maglayon controlling him for the moment.
Ribiero pulls Maglayon in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Ribiero hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ribiero fails with the takedown.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maglayon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ribiero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maglayon tries to kick Ribiero off but Ribiero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maglayon is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribiero tries to pass to full mount but Maglayon defends it.
Ribiero wants to take a breather but Maglayon is having none of it.
Ribiero is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paul Ribiero.
Ribiero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maglayon wants to clinch but Ribiero slips to the side
and Ribiero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ribiero decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ribiero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maglayon as he jumps to the side.
Rico Maglayon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Ribiero.
Maglayon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maglayon tries to clinch up.
Ribiero has a takedown stuffed.
Ribiero tries to clinch up but Maglayon circles away and keeps his distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ribiero takes the fight into the clinch.
Ribiero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maglayon tries to land knees in the clinch but Ribiero avoids the damage to the body.
Maglayon tries to circle away but Ribiero has him pinned against the cage.
Ribiero stalling.
Ribiero blocks an uppercut.
Ribiero lands a shoulder strike.
Maglayon is struggling to control the position.
Ribiero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maglayon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ribiero to the ground. Maglayon is now in Ribiero's guard.
Ribiero is pulling down on Maglayon's head to control his posture.
Ribiero trying to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ribiero is looking for a triangle but Maglayon pushes his legs off easily.
Maglayon looking to sit in guard and control but Ribiero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maglayon wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribiero is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ribiero is fighting to break Maglayon's control of his arms but Maglayon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ribiero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maglayon tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribiero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ribiero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maglayon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Maglayon is looking to clinch but Ribiero is avoiding it.
Ribiero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maglayon is fending him off so far but Ribiero persists. Nope, Maglayon circles away and we're back to standing.
Ribiero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maglayon tries to avoid it but Ribiero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maglayon to the ground. Maglayon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maglayon slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribiero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rico Maglayon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Ribiero.
Maglayon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maglayon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribiero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribiero lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maglayon!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribiero wants to control the pace but Maglayon is squirming around nicely.
Ribiero is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribiero pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ribiero has hold of Maglayon's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Maglayon manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ribiero is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Maglayon has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Maglayon!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribiero is trying to keep Maglayon in close.
Maglayon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribiero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maglayon has managed to get both his arms back between Ribiero's legs - danger averted.
Ribiero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maglayon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ribiero dives on top into guard.
Maglayon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maglayon is looking to stand up but Ribiero isn't so interested in that idea.
Ribiero trying to control but Maglayon is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maglayon is on top in guard.
Maglayon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maglayon seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribiero is looking to escape.
Maglayon wants to control but Ribiero is keeping him busy.
Ribiero is looking to control Maglayon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ribiero avoid being mounted?
Maglayon is working for a submission of some sort.
Ribiero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ribiero has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Maglayon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ribiero.
Maglayon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maglayon moves into the clinch successfully.
Ribiero has Maglayon pushed against the cage.
Maglayon trying to stall but Ribiero improves his position.
Ribiero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maglayon backwards.
Ribiero gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Well, if Ribiero is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Maglayon wants to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ribiero uses his free foot to push down on Maglayon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maglayon.
Ribiero controlling the position easily from mount.
Maglayon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maglayon tries to hold on but Ribiero pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maglayon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ribiero content just to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ribiero with good strikes from the mount here!
Maglayon is trying desperately to improve position.
Ribiero goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Maglayon turns into him and now he's in Ribiero's guard.
Maglayon pushes down on Ribiero's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maglayon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ribiero's head.
Maglayon wants to control but Ribiero is keeping him busy.
Ribiero landing a few short strikes.
Paul Ribiero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maglayon is thwarting Ribiero's attempts to control the position.
Ribiero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maglayon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ribiero sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ribiero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ribiero lands a high kick!
Ribiero shoots in but Maglayon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maglayon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ribiero as he avoids it easily.
Ribiero shoots in for a takedown but Maglayon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maglayon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ribiero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ribiero keeps the fight on the outside.
Ribiero tries to clinch
and Maglayon counters by clinching up.
Ribiero is pressed up against the cage. Maglayon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ribiero down to the mat. Ribiero avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maglayon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maglayon is looking to clinch.
Maglayon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ribiero circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Maglayon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribiero is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maglayon's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribiero looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ribiero is just content to waste time from the top position. Maglayon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ribiero sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ribiero works over Maglayon with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribiero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maglayon is working an open guard so Ribiero takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Maglayon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ribiero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rico Maglayon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribiero lands a glancing blow to the side of Maglayon's head.
Rico Maglayon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribiero forces Maglayon back against the cage and clinches.
Maglayon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ribiero successfully pulls guard.
Ribiero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maglayon passes Ribiero's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ribiero manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maglayon wants to pass the guard but Ribiero is keeping the position.
Ribiero has his feet on Maglayon's thighs here. He's pushed Maglayon off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Maglayon screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Ribiero!
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hype
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